# Balanagala GN division, Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Grama Niladhari division · Pathadumbara DS Division 

# Balanagala

Balanagala is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province. It covers **0.43 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 0.4km²
- 458 mtypical elevation

## Where is Balanagala?

Balanagala lies in [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/), [Kandy District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/), [Central Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Kahalla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/kahalla/), [Mavilmada](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/gangawata-korale/mavilmada/), [Nawayalathenna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/nawayalathenna/), [Pallethalavinna](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/pallethalavinna/) and [Polgolla](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/polgolla/). By area it is the 12772nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.9% of [Pathadumbara DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/central/kandy/pathadumbara/). The centre of Balanagala is about 98 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3315° N, 80.6420° E. Local names: බලනගල .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Villages and localities in Balanagala

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Balanagala.

- Dematagolla

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Balanagala and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Kandy District, the warmest month is Apr (average 24 °C) and the coolest is Jan (21 °C). About 1,762 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (274 mm) and the driest Jul (82 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March and June to August**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 21 108 

Feb 22 86 

Mar 23 104 

Apr 24 175 

May 24 164 

Jun 23 101 

Jul 23 82 

Aug 23 92 

Sep 23 129 

Oct 23 234 

Nov 22 274 

Dec 22 212 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Balanagala

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital · Siyambalagasthenna 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32610&mlon=80.62859#map=17/7.32610/80.62859) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Polgolla 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32488&mlon=80.64833#map=17/7.32488/80.64833) 

ATM NSB · Mahanuwara 4.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29601&mlon=80.63686#map=17/7.29601/80.63686) 

Petrol pump W A Perera and Son Dealer · Pitakanda Gama 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.31939&mlon=80.62978#map=17/7.31939/80.62978) 

Hotel Waters Spring Hotel · Mavilmada 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32553&mlon=80.64140#map=17/7.32553/80.64140) 

Mall Nabeesa Shopping Complex · Mahanuwara 3.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29662&mlon=80.63652#map=17/7.29662/80.63652) 

School Colombo International School · Mahaweli Uyana 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32302&mlon=80.64232#map=17/7.32302/80.64232) 

College The Open University of Sri Lanka Kandy Regional Centre · Nawayalathenna 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.32986&mlon=80.63602#map=17/7.32986/80.63602) 

Police station Katugastota · Galewatta 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.33200&mlon=80.62308#map=17/7.33200/80.62308) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other GN divisions in Pathadumbara DS Division

- Abasingama
- Aluthgama
- Ambathenna
- Bogahakumbura
- Deegahawathura
- Doragamuwa
- Egodagama
- Eriyagasthenna
- Galadeniya
- Galewatta
- Girakaduwa
- Gunembill
- Gunnepana Madige
- Hamindagoda
- Ihala Yatawara
- Kahalla
- Kalugalawatta
- Kendaliyadda
- Ketakahala
- Leemagahadeniya
- Madawala
- Madawala Madige
- Mahakumbura
- Mandandawela
- Meegamawatta
- Meegammana
- Meegammana West
- Megodagama
- Millanga
- Molagodayawatta
- Moonamale
- Napana
- Nawayalathenna
- Pallethalavinna
- Pallethalavinna Ihala
- Paranagama
- Pihilladeniya
- Pitiyegedara
- Polgolla
- Puwakgahadeniya
- Thalkotuwa
- Udathalavinna
- Udathalavinna Madige
- Udurawana
- Walala
- Walpaladeniya
- Wattegama
- Wattegama North
- Yatawara
- Yatawara Kandagama
- Yatirawana

## Quick answers

- Where is Balanagala?In Pathadumbara DS Division, Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Balanagala?Kahalla, Mavilmada, Nawayalathenna, Pallethalavinna and Polgolla
- How many villages are in Balanagala?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Balanagala?January to March and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Balanagala?Divisional Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Balanagala?Peoples Bank, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Balanagala?NSB, about 4.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Balanagala?W A Perera and Son Dealer, about 1.9 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Balanagala?LK2112230 (OCHA common operational dataset)